Opinion
They block grocery stores — then build their own at 4x the cost
Across the country, politicians are sounding the alarm about rising food prices and lack of access to grocery…
Opinion
Donald Trump — Evil, sick, stupid, old or just burned toast?
“Everything Trump Touches Dies” was the title of a 2018 book by well-known Republican strategist and Never Trumper,…
Opinion
Which Republican party has our assessor just joined?
DEAR READER: When 38-year-old Dan Evans, the minority leader in the Washington State House of Representatives, resolved to…
Opinion
Fishing without hooks
YOU DON’T HAVE to be crazy to fish in Washington state, but it certainly helps. I should know.
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor
I was delighted when I saw the article on Page 1, above the fold, of the April 18…
Opinion
Democracy isn’t eroding. It’s evolving. The question is: Toward what?
I fell in love with democracy before I fully understood it.
Opinion
Farmers, Ranchers, and Resource-Based Communities — Take Note
I am deeply disappointed by efforts to portray Washington’s new non-fish stream (Np) buffer rule as a straightforward…
Opinion
How the education system needs to adapt to AI
The sudden and rapid propagation of artificial intelligence [AI] through large language models, or LLMs, like ChatGPT, has…
Opinion
Holy crap — Trump sees himself as Christlike
Since I graduated from medical school fifty-six years ago, I’ve hung around with hundreds of doctors. I’ve even…
Opinion
Accountability and opportunity — getting child care right in Washington
Recent childcare reports raise serious concerns about Washington state’s handling of funding, with the state auditor questioning millions…
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor
In 2024, The Daily World published two opinion page letters by me, regarding my concerns of Timberland Regional…
Opinion
Policy on minimum wage, taxes is making WA unaffordable
Washington continues to rack up poor rankings as one of the most unaffordable states in the country. A…
Opinion
Jim Whittaker remembered: You don’t conquer a mountain
THERE WERE GIANTS in the land. We lost one last week when Jim Whittaker passed away at age…